Tommy smith
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Tommie SmithTommie Smith
Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos (right) showing the Black Power salute in the 1968 Summer Olympics while Silver medalist Peter Norman (left) wears an OPHR(Olympic Project for Human Rights) badge to show his support for the two Americans.
Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith
Summary : I) Biography 1) The youth 2) Studies II) Career 1) The 1968 Summer Olympics 2) Prize list 3) The recognition 4) Various
I)Biography 1) The youth Tommie Smith was born on June 6th, 1944, day from the American landing in Normandie, to Clarksville in Texas . It is the seventh of a family of twelve children . He suffers from a pneumonia after his birth but survives . Smith considers his debuts in the athletics when he is in class means 1st year and when he makes a running against the best runner of the school who is other one than her sister. He is an American athlete is. Nicknamed Tommie jet , with his 1,91 meter and his 84 kilos was one of the best athletes of every time on 200 meters. 2) Studies He studied sociology at the State University of San Jose where he trains under the direction of Lloyd "Bud" Winter together with Lee Evans and John Carlos. It flies over the disciplines of the 200 and 400 meters between 1965 and 1968 thanks to its acceleration limit.
On May 7, 1966 in San Jose that he made his first world record by running a 220 yards straight into 19 s 5, shattering the previous world record of five tenths of a second. This time was also registered as a world record 200 m in a straight line. This record has an exceptionally long since held 44 years before being beaten by Tyson Gay